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Application filed January 19, 1915.

T0 all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. CARMINE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jacksonville, county of Duval, and State of Florida, have invented a new and Improved Portable Stand, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention, while adapted to stands generally, relates more particularly to stands for railway trains and depots for the vending of publications, soda water, stationery, tobacco in its different forms, and other goods usually sold in such places.

In the vending of goods on trains, loss from theft and other causes is not infrequent owing to the inadequate provision made for the proper storage and safe-guarding of the supplies furnished to the vender; and it is an important part of my invention to provide a portable folding structure that may be temporarily set up in the space between two car seats, and aord ample accommodation for the storage and proper display of goods in large variety and in desirable quantities.

The invention will be particularly explained in the specific description following.

lReference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved structure set up for use,'the view indicating conventionally in dotted lines two car seats; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved structure; Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation.; Fig. 4 is a rear end elevation; Fig. 5 is a front elevation showing the structure in collapsed or folded form; and Fig. 6

is a horizontal section of the structure in car seats, as indicated in Fig. 1.

the collapsed or folded form.

In carrying out `my invention, a base structure 10 is provided, which preferably is of such dimensions as to fit between two The base structure 10 may be provided with any casters or short legs 11, and preferably it is made hollow as best shown in Fig. 3, to constitute a storage place for soda 'water or for other commodities or articles to be vended. A drain hole 12 is provided at the front end to drain off any'water from the base structure. At the rear end, as seen best in Figs. 3 and 4, the base structure is offset at the top therebyl providing a depression 13 at the Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 3,058.

lower portion whereby the base V structure will 'it over a radiator as usually provided in railway cars. Gn the base structure 10 a superstructure is erected. At the back the superstructure presents a fixed panel lll, and a fixed roof 10a extends from the back panel 14 to the front. The front for the major portion consists of a vertical panel 17 Below the panel 17 a short fixed panel 15 rises from the front of the base structure 10 and at the upper end of the panel 17 is a member in the form of a short panel 16 depending, from the front end of the roof 101.

The panel 17 is hinged at its upper end as at 18 (Fig. 3) to swing upwardly, thereby providing a door-way at the front end. A cord or rope 19 is connected as at 20 with the panel 17 at the inside near the bottom, and runs over idlers 21 on the top 10a and on back panel 111 near the top, the free end of the cord carrying a counter-balance weight 22 for the panel 17. vThe upward swinging movement of the panel 17 may be limited by a stop 23 at the inside of the fixed back panel 111 of the superstructure. To hold the door in closed position, suitable fastening means is provided consisting, in the present instance, of a hasp 2a on the panel adapted to engage a staple 25 so that if desired, the door may be locked as by a pad-lock 25a (Fig. 5).

In connection with the base structure and superstructure a lateral folding structure is provided at each side to constitute lateral extensions on the base and superstructure and to overhang at each side above the base so that when the base structure 10 is placed between'two car seats, the folding structure may be set up to extend over said seats. The lateral extension at each side consists of a vertically swinging bottom wing v26 connected by hinges 2b"L with the base structure 10 at the top of the latter along the side thereof. At the top a roof wing 27 is hinged as at 27a tothe rooflOa. of the superstructure, there being wings 26, 27, at each side.

In connection with the bottom and roof.

panel 2 8 and the panels 30 21I1.d 32 beingl Patented Feb. 22, 191e.A

hinged to each other at their adjacent vertical edges by hinges 33. Finally, there '1s a free end panel 34 at one side and a free end panel 34a at the other side, both being connected by hinges 35 with the adjacent vertical panels 32. It is to be observed, especially from Figs. 1, 3 and 6, that the panel 34a is partly made up of an auxiliary panel or door 34b which, when the stand is set up for use, is associated with the door panel 17 and in effect is complementary thereto, to provide an ample door-Way. panel 34 is hinged to the panel 34b by a hinge34d, and it is provided at the bottom with an offset strip 34c to constitute a stop to limit the outward movement of the auxiliary panel and aline it with the main panel 34@ carrying the sameand with the door panel 17 of the superstructure.4` To facilitate the folding and unfolding of thervarious Apanels ofthe extension structure, certain of the panels are provided `at the outer side with grips or handles which may take any convenient form, there being shown loop handles 36 on the panels 34, 34a adjacent to the hinges thereof and strap'handles 37 on thepanels 28. A

In order to position the respective panels on the foldingextension when the stand is set up, the bottom wings 26 have edge flanges 26b thereon and preferably these are of rubber to insure a proper fit of the panel against the said wing fianges, and to 'exclude dust. V'I` he roof Wings 27 are provided with' similar vflanges formed of strips 27h yto engage the upper ends of the respective extension panels. Similarly, there'are provided at the bottom and front of the base structurel 10 strips 10b to exclude dust, and

conform to the flanges 26b on the bottom Wings, and there are depending strips'10c on the roof 10%l Strips 10b and" 10c on Ybase structure 10 and roof 10L1 are to conform with the flanges on wings 26 andk 27, and serve to prevent the stand from scratching the car vv'hen placed in position.

To aline the panels 34, 34a with the front endVIV panel 17 and the appurtenant elements 15, 16;" turn buttons 38 `or `like fasteners are provided on the said elements 15, 16. It is to be observed fromFigs. 5 and 6 that the door panel 17 -of the superstructure is rabbetedalongan edge thereof as at 17a to accommodate the adjacent end panels of the extension structure.

v'The-positions of the various'panels of ingchziins* 39; `-these `lchains' 'are-secured ati The auxiliarytheir upper ends to the outer edges 'of the roof wings 27 as by eyes40, and means is provided t0 detachably engage said chains with the wings 26, there being illustrated for the purpose hooks 39a on the chains 39 adapted to engage eyes 40 on the outer edges of the bottom wings 26. The hooks 39a are moreover adapted to engage with eyes 42 on the base structure 10 at the sides of the latter when the collapsed lateral extensions 1 are folded together as in Fig. 5. Y

It is to be understood that when the structure is placed between two car seats, ther cushions of the said seatsA are removed,v leave,

employed; I have shown hooks 44 for .the

purpose, the hooks being secured to each leg and detachably engaging eyes45fon the Wings 26. By disengaging the hooks 44, the legs will fold with thepanels and wings.

By Vmy improved stand, venders of news-v paper`s,publications, and other goods furnished on railway trains by the companies controlling these privileges, may be held more accountable for the loss of goods, since the stand can be set up in ar car of the train, available for the proper keeping of f the goods. When collapsed the stand is portable, sothatfit maybe readily placed in position. Moreover, a larger variety of goods may be handled and may be displayed to advantage. Y

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claimas new and desire to securebyLet ters Patent, is:

-1.- A folding stand comprising a base structure; a superstructure on.sa1d base of the base structure and hingedto the latterV near the top, a vertically swinging roof wing hinged to the sald superstructurefat the top, and a series of verticalpanels hingedly connected with one another at opposed vertical edges, the said panels of the folding extension consisting of a panel forminga foldable extension ofthe adjacent fixed panel of the superstructure and hinged to the latter, in-

termediate panels-forming a side of the folding structure, Yand a panel at the free endof the folding structure andformingzwfolding 120 extension of the adjacent vertically swinging panel of the superstructure.

2. A folding stand comprising a base structure; a superstructure on said base structure comprising a fixed panel at one end and a swinging panel at the other end constituting a door; and a lateral folding structure forming a lateral extension of the base and snperstructures, said folding structure consisting of a series of panels hinged together at their adjacent verticaledges, the panel at one end of the structure being hinged to the fixed panel on the superstructure and the panel at the opposite end of the folding structure being movable to a position into approximate alinement with the swinging panel of the superstructure and provided with a hinged auxiliary panel constituting an auxiliary door adjacent to said swinging panel.

3. A stand of the character described comprising a folding structure and a relatively fixed structure, said first mentioned structure having side and end members foldably connected with one another, one of said end members being hinged to the sa-id fixed structure7 and foldable members on the fixed structure forming the top and bottom of the folding structure, and a flexible securing device of a length to extend between the said top and bottom members when the latter are unfolded, said securing device having a detachable engagement with the bottom member, and means to engage the said end of the securing device and the fixed structure when the structure is folded.

4. A stand of the character described oomprising a folding structure and a relatively fixed structure, said fixed structure comprising a base and a superstructure, and said folding structure comprising the following elements: top and bottom wings hinged to the top of the base to fold in a vertical plane, top wings hinged to the top of the superstructure, folding sides formed of a series of panels hinged to one another, one end panel having a hinge connection at a vertical edge thereof with the superstructure, and legs hinged to the bottom wings.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM JAMES CARMINE.

Witnesses:

M. M. SEGAL, L. A. MENDELsoN.

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